☕ The Nurses’ Break Room
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Visit the Break Room →YOUR MONEY · YOUR WORK · YOUR FUTURE
Your career. Your money. Your Nestie Bestie.
Independent, practical tools for nurses, aged-care and disability workers, students and locums. Explore careers, prepare for placements and plan for unpaid time off — free, with no account needed.
A SAFETY NET YOU PLAN YOURSELFCreated with firsthand Australian nursing and contract-work experience.
Unpaid sick leave
Be prepared.
Find your savings target, understand offers and organise your working life.
FREE PAYDAY TOOLS · NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED
Plan for unpaid leave, one payday at a time.
Estimate gross earnings you could miss during time off, then choose a timeframe to build your own savings target. Your inputs stay in your browser.
Estimates use ordinary gross pay only, not actual take-home earnings, casual loadings, allowances or entitlements. Some workers may have paid leave or other support.
Your free Payday Snapshot
Weekly gross pay estimate
$1,140
Income you could miss during unpaid sick leave
$2,280
The full Nestie Bestie Payday Planner helps you work that out.
Suggested amount to set aside each payday to cover that unpaid leave
$380
No payment or account required. We do not collect or store the amounts you enter.
These free tools are yours to use without registering.
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FREE CAREER EXPLORATION
Where you start doesn't have to be where you stay.
PCA to EN. EN to RN. RN to midwifery, remote nursing, education or a new specialty. Explore pathways, graduate opportunities, courses and practical checklists.
Training & opportunities
Explore course types, employed programs and useful official sources.
Explore training →THE MEMBER EXPERIENCE
One place to look after your working life.
These are the connected tools being built for membership. We won't take payment for features before they're operational.
COMING LATER · OPTIONAL PREMIUM
Payday Planner
Sick leave, holiday funds, gaps between contracts and savings targets.
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Contract Check
Enter offer details and explore travel, accommodation, allowances and net cashflow.
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Hours & Experience Tracker
Track shifts, working hours, classifications and experience.
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Nurses & Professional Wallet
Qualifications, CPD, registrations and paperwork in one protected place.
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Work Journal
A private place to reflect, celebrate or vent after work.
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Student Placement Planner
Prepare for lost wages, travel, accommodation and placement-related costs.
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Career Plan
Turn career interests into training and application checklists.
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Remote Ready
Packing, documents, orientation and placement preparation.
Free tools and career information work now. Secure saved accounts, document storage, billing and partner integrations are planned — not yet operational.
FREE · MORE THAN WORK AND MONEY
Find your people. Find your next chapter.
A laugh after a difficult shift, or an idea for a whole new business. There's space for both at Nestie Bestie.
🚀 The Nursepreneur Hub
Free ideas and starter checklists for nurses creating businesses and new careers.
Explore Nursepreneur →🧡 Nurse-Owned & Proud
We're developing a directory to showcase nurse-led businesses. Find out how to express interest.
Learn about the directory →NEW · WEEKLY READS
Something new for your tea break.
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📖 Our Story
Follow the story behind Nestie Bestie, one chapter at a time.
Read Our Story →👟 Tried on Shift
Nurse-minded reviews of shoes, scrubs and everyday shift essentials.
Explore reviews →💌 Dear Dolly
Career dilemmas and everyday work-life questions, considered with kindness.
Meet Dolly →